Dutch language
Dutch (endonym: Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts] , Nederlandse taal) is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language. In Europe, Dutch is the native language of most of the population of the Netherlands and Flanders (which includes 60% of the population of Belgium). Dutch was one of the official languages of South Africa until 1925, when it was replaced by Afrikaans, a separate but partially mutually intelligible daughter language of Dutch.
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Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Dutch |
| Nativename | Text | Nederlands |
| States | Text | The Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname, France, Nord |
| Speakers | Text | 25 million |
| Date | Text | 2021 |
| Ethnicity | Text | Dutch, Flemings, Indo, Afrikaners, Cape Coloureds, Cape Malays, Griquas, Oorlams, Basters |
| Ref | Text | e19 |
| Speakers2 | Text | L1, L2 |
| Standards | Text | Standard Dutch |
| Familycolor | Text | Indo-European |
| Fam2 | Text | Germanic |
| Fam3 | Text | West Germanic |
| Fam4 | Text | Weser–Rhine Germanic |
| Fam5 | Text | Low Franconian |
| Dia1 | Text | Central |
| Dia2 | Text | Flemish |
| Dia3 | Text | Stadsfries |
| Dia4 | Text | West Frisian Dutch |
| Ancestor | Text | Frankish |
| Ancestor2 | Text | Old Dutch |
| Ancestor3 | Text | Middle Dutch |
| Ancestor4 | Text | Modern Dutch |
| Script | Text | Latin, Dutch alphabet, Dutch Braille |
| Sign | Text | Signed Dutch |
| Nation | Text | Netherlands, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Saba, Belgium, Suriname |
| Agency | Text | Dutch Language Union |
| Iso1 | Text | nl |
| Iso2b | Text | dut |
| Iso2t | Text | nld |
| Iso3 | Text | nld |
| Iso3comment | Text | Flemish |
| Lingua | Text | 52-ACB-a |
| Glotto | Text | mode1257 |
| Glottorefname | Text | Modern Dutch |
| Map | Text | Map of the Dutch World.svg |
| Mapcaption | Text | Afrikaans |
| Map2 | Text | Dutch Language distribution map.png |
| Mapcaption2 | Text | Distribution of Standard Dutch in Europe Dark blue where a majority language, light blue for Brussels, Friesland and Low Franconian dialects in France and Germany |
| Notice | Text | IPA |